Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus

Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996) is the third chapter in the cult fantasy franchise, directed by Gabrielle Beaumont, available to watch online on iFILM. Marc Singer is back as Dar, the warrior who speaks to animals, and this time the stakes are personal: his younger brother Tal, now a king, has been captured by the sorcerer Lord Agon.

Before their father died, he gave Tal a mysterious amulet — exactly the kind of thing an evil lord wants. Dar assembles an unlikely band to storm Agon's domain, with Tony Todd, Casper Van Dien, Patrick Kilpatrick, Leslie-Anne Down and David Warner rounding out the cast. Loyal animals, sword fights and practical fantasy effects fill the 92 minutes at a pace that never takes itself too seriously.

This is mid-nineties TV fantasy at its most earnest: nothing here is trying to reinvent the genre, but for viewers who know the Beastmaster series, Dar's return is exactly what it promises. Watch Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996) online on iFILM.